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quiz time
« on: June 25, 2015, 15:54:41 »
Who knows what's wrong with this picture?

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Re: quiz time
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2015, 16:01:49 »
How the heck is the gauge going to work. This is supposed to be a sealed unit, no sensor bulb.
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2015, 16:08:17 »
I think it's a temp gauge for a Fintail, but the capillary tube has been cut making it useless.
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2015, 16:46:14 »
Well that was too easy wasn't it!
It's out of a 230SL and when I reported to the customer that his temp gauge wasn't working I got the infamous, "It was working when I left the car with you" response..........................

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Re: quiz time
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2015, 16:48:13 »
Well that was too easy wasn't it!
It's out of a 230SL and when I reported to the customer that his temp gauge wasn't working I got the infamous, "It was working when I left the car with you" response..........................
Who removed it from the car?  You are customer?  What is screwed into the place where the temp sensor goes?
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2015, 15:40:48 »
The bulb that is not attached to the gauge in the photo remains in its place in the head.

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Re: quiz time
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2015, 17:26:03 »
So who removed the gauge?   Can the customer blame it on you?
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2015, 18:06:27 »

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Re: quiz time
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2015, 19:39:39 »
Bulbs are overrated anyway. BTW, what wattage was it? :)
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2015, 02:25:05 »
I love the "every since syndrome" .
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Re: quiz time
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2015, 07:22:55 »
Scoot, don't worry, I have been in this game long enough to know how to deal with customers like this!
The distance between my left shoulder and my right shoulder is sufficiently large so as to be able to accommodate these misperceptions without getting upset or compromising the customer's pride.